WO2012106444A3 - Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia - Google Patents

Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2012106444A3
WO2012106444A3 PCT/US2012/023505 US2012023505W WO2012106444A3 WO 2012106444 A3 WO2012106444 A3 WO 2012106444A3 US 2012023505 W US2012023505 W US 2012023505W WO 2012106444 A3 WO2012106444 A3 WO 2012106444A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
systems
devices
methods
treating insomnia
cerebral hypothermia
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2012/023505
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2012106444A2 (en
Inventor
Eric A. Nofzinger
Original Assignee
University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=67842916&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=WO2012106444(A3) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Priority claimed from US12/288,417 external-priority patent/US9492313B2/en
Application filed by University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education filed Critical University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education
Priority to EP12742020.6A priority Critical patent/EP2670366B1/en
Publication of WO2012106444A2 publication Critical patent/WO2012106444A2/en
Publication of WO2012106444A3 publication Critical patent/WO2012106444A3/en
Priority claimed from US15/597,057 external-priority patent/US20170252534A1/en
Priority claimed from US15/921,528 external-priority patent/US20180200476A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M21/00—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
    • A61M21/02—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/0085—Devices for generating hot or cold treatment fluids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/10—Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M19/00—Local anaesthesia; Hypothermia
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M21/00—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00132—Setting operation time of a device
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0001—Body part
    • A61F2007/0002—Head or parts thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0001—Body part
    • A61F2007/0002—Head or parts thereof
    • A61F2007/0007—Forehead, e.g. headbands
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0054—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a closed fluid circuit, e.g. hot water
    • A61F2007/0056—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a closed fluid circuit, e.g. hot water for cooling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/007—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body characterised by electric heating
    • A61F2007/0075—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body characterised by electric heating using a Peltier element, e.g. near the spot to be heated or cooled
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0095—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a temperature indicator
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0095—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a temperature indicator
    • A61F2007/0096—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a temperature indicator with a thermometer
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
    • A61F2007/0225—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof
    • A61F2007/0228—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof with belt or strap, e.g. with buckle
    • A61F2007/023—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof with belt or strap, e.g. with buckle with pockets for receiving packs or pouches
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
    • A61F2007/0244—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling with layers
    • A61F2007/0249—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling with layers with a layer having low heat transfer capability
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
    • A61F2007/0292—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling using latent heat produced or absorbed during phase change of materials, e.g. of super-cooled solutions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
    • A61F2007/0295—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling for heating or cooling or use at more than one temperature
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/007—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body characterised by electric heating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M21/00—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
    • A61M2021/0005—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus
    • A61M2021/0066—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus with heating or cooling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M21/00—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
    • A61M2021/0005—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus
    • A61M2021/0083—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus especially for waking up
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00—General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/36—General characteristics of the apparatus related to heating or cooling
    • A61M2205/3606—General characteristics of the apparatus related to heating or cooling cooled
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00—General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/36—General characteristics of the apparatus related to heating or cooling
    • A61M2205/3626—General characteristics of the apparatus related to heating or cooling by controlled mixing of fluids at different temperatures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2209/00—Ancillary equipment
    • A61M2209/08—Supports for equipment
    • A61M2209/088—Supports for equipment on the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2210/00—Anatomical parts of the body
    • A61M2210/06—Head
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2210/00—Anatomical parts of the body
    • A61M2210/06—Head
    • A61M2210/0693—Brain, cerebrum

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Plant Substances (AREA)
  • Medicinal Preparation (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)

Abstract

Method, systems and devices for treating insomnia by non-invasive hypothermic treatment are described. In general, these devices, systems and method enable cooling of the frontal cortex prior to and /or during sleep to enhance sleep, which may be particularly beneficial to treat insomnia.
PCT/US2012/023505 2006-04-20 2012-02-01 Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia WO2012106444A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP12742020.6A EP2670366B1 (en) 2006-04-20 2012-02-01 Devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia

Applications Claiming Priority (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US79368006P 2006-04-20 2006-04-20
US12/288,417 US9492313B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2008-10-20 Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US30076810P 2010-02-02 2010-02-02
US13/019,477 US8425583B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2011-02-02 Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia
US13/019,477 2011-02-02
US201261727054P 2012-11-15 2012-11-15
US201361859161P 2013-07-26 2013-07-26
US201514435515A 2015-04-14 2015-04-14
US15/597,057 US20170252534A1 (en) 2006-04-20 2017-05-16 Forehead cooling method and device to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system for the treatment of insomnia
US15/921,528 US20180200476A1 (en) 2006-04-20 2018-03-14 Non-invasive brain temperature regulating devices for enhancing sleep
US16/386,145 US10610661B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2019-04-16 Noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of migraine

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2012106444A2 WO2012106444A2 (en) 2012-08-09
WO2012106444A3 true WO2012106444A3 (en) 2012-11-01

Family

ID=67842916

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2012/023505 WO2012106444A2 (en) 2006-04-20 2012-02-01 Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (4) US8425583B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2670366B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2012106444A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (55)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10227063B2 (en) 2004-02-26 2019-03-12 Geelux Holdings, Ltd. Method and apparatus for biological evaluation
US20180200476A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2018-07-19 Robert E. Tucker Non-invasive brain temperature regulating devices for enhancing sleep
US20170252534A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2017-09-07 Eric Allan NOFZINGER Forehead cooling method and device to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system for the treatment of insomnia
US9211212B2 (en) * 2006-04-20 2015-12-15 Cerêve, Inc. Apparatus and method for modulating sleep
CA2649875C (en) 2006-04-20 2014-11-18 University Of Pittsburgh Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US8425583B2 (en) * 2006-04-20 2013-04-23 University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia
US11684510B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2023-06-27 University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education Noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US9492313B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2016-11-15 University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US20230050908A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2023-02-16 University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education Noninvasive, Regional Brain Thermal Stimulation for Inducing Relaxation
US20150238725A1 (en) * 2008-10-20 2015-08-27 Cereve, Inc. Non-invasive brain temperature regulating devices for enhancing sleep
EP2724668B1 (en) * 2011-06-21 2018-02-21 SleepWell Co., Ltd. Mental illness analysis device, mental illness analysis method, and program
US10740438B2 (en) * 2012-08-16 2020-08-11 Ginger.io, Inc. Method and system for characterizing and/or treating poor sleep behavior
JP6185066B2 (en) 2012-08-16 2017-08-23 ジンジャー.アイオー, インコーポレイテッドGinger.Io, Inc. Methods for modeling behavior and health changes
US10068670B2 (en) 2012-08-16 2018-09-04 Ginger.io, Inc. Method for modeling behavior and depression state
US10741285B2 (en) 2012-08-16 2020-08-11 Ginger.io, Inc. Method and system for providing automated conversations
EP2919843A4 (en) * 2012-11-15 2016-08-03 Cerêve Inc Non-invasive brain temperature regulating devices for enhancing sleep
WO2014107509A1 (en) * 2013-01-02 2014-07-10 Cerêve, Inc. Systems for enhancing sleep
EP2981320A4 (en) * 2013-04-03 2017-03-08 Sunbeam Products, Inc. Restorative sleep system
US20140379058A1 (en) * 2013-06-24 2014-12-25 Ampac Enterprises Inc. Apparatus and Method for Cooling Head Injury
EP3024525B1 (en) * 2013-07-26 2021-11-17 EBB Therapeutics, Inc. Apparatus and method for modulating sleep
CN105814419A (en) 2013-10-11 2016-07-27 马尔西奥·马克·阿布雷乌 Method and apparatus for biological evaluation
DE102014001898B4 (en) * 2014-02-14 2021-09-09 Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh Covering device and device for monitoring the connectors of a hose system
US10179064B2 (en) * 2014-05-09 2019-01-15 Sleepnea Llc WhipFlash [TM]: wearable environmental control system for predicting and cooling hot flashes
JP2017534343A (en) * 2014-10-06 2017-11-24 メディヴァンス インコーポレイテッドＭｅｄｉｖａｎｃｅ，Ｉｎｃ． Pad, method and system for applying thermotherapy to an intravascular catheter administration site
US10292643B2 (en) * 2014-10-08 2019-05-21 Astrocytical, Inc. Real time brain trauma treatment
CN106999696A (en) * 2014-10-21 2017-08-01 能脑有限责任公司 System and its application method for brain stimulation between sleep period
JP6787903B2 (en) 2015-01-27 2020-11-18 メディヴァンス インコーポレイテッドＭｅｄｉｖａｎｃｅ，Ｉｎｃ． Improved medical pads and systems for hyperthermia
WO2016123241A1 (en) * 2015-01-27 2016-08-04 Cerêve, Inc. Method and apparatuses for modulating sleep by chemical activation of temperature receptors
US10004632B2 (en) 2015-07-16 2018-06-26 Slumber Science LLC Devices, systems, and kits for regulating skin temperature for mammals
CN105380743A (en) * 2015-10-22 2016-03-09 广东小天才科技有限公司 Reminding method, reminding system and defervescing system based on cooling paste and cooling paste
US10556083B2 (en) 2015-11-10 2020-02-11 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Patient interface device and maintaining apparatus and maintaining member therefor
AU2017268282A1 (en) * 2016-05-17 2018-11-15 Ebb Therapeutics, Inc. Tetherless wearable thermal devices and methods of using them for treatment of sleeping and neurological disorders
EP3900767B1 (en) * 2016-09-26 2024-01-10 Metran Co., Ltd. Respiratory assistance device
US10602250B2 (en) 2016-10-13 2020-03-24 Bose Corporation Acoustaical devices employing phase change materials
US10531174B2 (en) * 2016-10-13 2020-01-07 Bose Corporation Earpiece employing cooling and sensation inducing materials
US10842205B2 (en) 2016-10-20 2020-11-24 Nike, Inc. Apparel thermo-regulatory system
US11458039B2 (en) 2017-03-10 2022-10-04 Tectraum, Inc. System and method for treating brain injury
EP3634282A4 (en) * 2017-06-06 2021-02-24 EBB Therapeutics, Inc. Methods and apparatuses for the thermal treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders
FR3067241B1 (en) 2017-06-12 2021-05-28 Rythm HABITRONIC SYSTEM FOR SLEEPING ASSISTANCE
US11723579B2 (en) 2017-09-19 2023-08-15 Neuroenhancement Lab, LLC Method and apparatus for neuroenhancement
US11717686B2 (en) 2017-12-04 2023-08-08 Neuroenhancement Lab, LLC Method and apparatus for neuroenhancement to facilitate learning and performance
US11478603B2 (en) 2017-12-31 2022-10-25 Neuroenhancement Lab, LLC Method and apparatus for neuroenhancement to enhance emotional response
US11229547B2 (en) 2018-03-23 2022-01-25 Tectraum, Inc. System and method for cooling or heating a human body part
US11364361B2 (en) 2018-04-20 2022-06-21 Neuroenhancement Lab, LLC System and method for inducing sleep by transplanting mental states
CN113382683A (en) 2018-09-14 2021-09-10 纽罗因恒思蒙特实验有限责任公司 System and method for improving sleep
US20200100682A1 (en) * 2018-09-27 2020-04-02 Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies System and Method for Determining a Sleep Onset, Sleep Arousal, and Sleep Awakening
WO2020092689A1 (en) * 2018-11-01 2020-05-07 Somnibliss, Llc Systems and methods for sleep inducement through core body temperature cooling
US11786694B2 (en) 2019-05-24 2023-10-17 NeuroLight, Inc. Device, method, and app for facilitating sleep
US10695530B1 (en) 2019-06-10 2020-06-30 Slumber Science LLC Methods, devices, systems, and kits for regulating skin temperature for mammals to induce and/or maintain sleep
CN110623643B (en) * 2019-09-29 2021-06-04 吉林大学 Anesthesia degree of depth and cerebral blood oxygen saturation monitoring devices
CN110882469B (en) * 2019-12-05 2020-12-18 徐隋意 Low-temperature brain protection interventional catheter and preparation method thereof
CN111939426A (en) * 2020-08-24 2020-11-17 武汉爱可泰思医疗科技有限公司 Device and method for detecting and improving sleep
US11766353B2 (en) 2020-10-28 2023-09-26 Brian Santini Inflatable therapy band with pockets
WO2022212891A1 (en) * 2021-04-02 2022-10-06 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Novel neural control signals for therapeutic behavioral modulation in eating-related disorders
US11710576B2 (en) 2021-05-24 2023-07-25 OrangeDot, Inc. Method and system for computer-aided escalation in a digital health platform

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5720773A (en) * 1995-01-09 1998-02-24 Lopez-Claros; Marcelo Enrique Method for treating biopsychiatric disorders
US20030176902A1 (en) * 1997-06-09 2003-09-18 Auckland Uniservices Limited System method for reducing brain injury particularly in newborn infants
US20070250138A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2007-10-25 Nofzinger Eric A Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US20110125238A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2011-05-26 Nofzinger Eric A Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia

Family Cites Families (312)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1318411A (en) 1919-10-14 Planotfratf
US301931A (en) 1884-07-15 Or cooling pad
US222690A (en) 1879-12-16 Improvement in surgical bandages
US1322984A (en) 1919-11-25 Island
US683991A (en) 1900-11-23 1901-10-08 Stella Rowe Water-bag for the head.
US737473A (en) 1903-04-08 1903-08-25 James R Porter Mechanism for relief of headache and insomnia.
US805371A (en) 1904-10-26 1905-11-21 Whitall Tatum Co Ice-helmet.
US919614A (en) 1908-11-18 1909-04-27 Whitall Tatum Co Hot-water or ice bag.
US1002021A (en) 1910-06-21 1911-08-29 Ruby A Barnes Ice-cap.
US1127221A (en) 1914-11-17 1915-02-02 Marcus Finkelstein Ice-bag cap.
US1345906A (en) 1918-09-23 1920-07-06 William F Augustine Hot-water and ice bandage
US1511775A (en) 1919-08-14 1924-10-14 Rioux Eugene Frederic Ice applicator
US1522295A (en) 1923-06-04 1925-01-06 Harlin W Stark Combination ice or hot-water cap and bag
US1567931A (en) 1924-10-23 1925-12-29 Percy H Epler Compress
US1769186A (en) 1927-10-14 1930-07-01 Adrian K Morris Face and head mask
US1743244A (en) 1928-02-28 1930-01-14 Shulman Rose Ice bag
US1870143A (en) 1929-11-05 1932-08-02 Grace E Roux Ice bag
US1964655A (en) 1932-03-22 1934-06-26 Williamson Estelle Ice bag
GB460294A (en) 1935-06-20 1937-01-20 British Thomson Houston Co Ltd Improvements in the measurement or indication of the voltage on high tension conductors
GB460200A (en) 1935-07-22 1937-01-22 Harry Ryner Improvements relating to medical heating appliances, particularly for treating catarrh
US2049723A (en) 1935-10-03 1936-08-04 Pomeranz Edward Rubber ice-skull
GB461294A (en) 1935-10-20 1937-02-15 Harry Ryner Improvements relating to medical heating appliances
US2158571A (en) 1936-11-07 1939-05-16 Robert G Culp Ice cap
US2320467A (en) 1940-09-26 1943-06-01 Joseph Helal Cephalic bag
US2726658A (en) 1953-04-27 1955-12-13 Donald E Chessey Therapeutic cooling devices for domestic and hospital use
US3244210A (en) 1962-12-28 1966-04-05 Scholl Mfg Co Inc Disposable plastic bag for hot or cold substances
US3463161A (en) 1965-04-13 1969-08-26 Stella Andrassy Temperature maintaining device
US3587577A (en) 1970-05-09 1971-06-28 Oleg Alexandrovich Smirnov Device for applying selective and general hypothermy to and reheating of human body through the common integuments thereof
US3717145A (en) 1971-05-03 1973-02-20 W Berndt Cold pressure bandage
US3696814A (en) 1971-06-14 1972-10-10 Samuel Junji Umemoto Cooling head gear
JPS49113484A (en) 1973-03-04 1974-10-29
US3908655A (en) 1973-09-07 1975-09-30 Helen B Lund Post-operative cooling device
US3979345A (en) 1974-05-01 1976-09-07 Continental Oil Company Friable composition and process
US3988568A (en) 1975-08-22 1976-10-26 Jo Marie Mantell Heated head enclosure
US4118946A (en) 1976-11-23 1978-10-10 Eddie Sam Tubin Personnel cooler
US4172495A (en) 1977-08-03 1979-10-30 Energy Systems Corporation Slurry cooling of helmets
US4204543A (en) 1978-01-06 1980-05-27 Henderson Mary M Coolant band
US4326533A (en) 1978-01-06 1982-04-27 Henderson Mary M Coolant band
US4425916A (en) 1979-06-01 1984-01-17 Therapeutic Products, Inc. Cap structure for creating temperature controlled environment for reducing alopecia
US4356709A (en) 1981-03-02 1982-11-02 Alexander Dixie F Ice cap
US4466439A (en) * 1982-02-08 1984-08-21 Moore John H Device and method for inducing bradycardia
US4781193A (en) 1982-03-07 1988-11-01 Pagden Kenneth L Headache treatment apparatus
US4483021A (en) 1982-08-05 1984-11-20 Mckool, Inc. Thermo-electric cooled motorcycle helmet
US4765338A (en) 1982-12-29 1988-08-23 Turner Richard W Reuseable heat transfer devices for the scalp
US4961422A (en) 1983-01-21 1990-10-09 Marchosky J Alexander Method and apparatus for volumetric interstitial conductive hyperthermia
US4691762A (en) 1983-04-01 1987-09-08 Life Support Systems, Inc. Personal temperature control system
EP0137073B1 (en) 1983-10-12 1987-06-16 Japan Life Company Limited A pillow
US4566455A (en) 1984-03-27 1986-01-28 H. Mervin Hughes, II Skin temperature control
GB8502016D0 (en) 1985-01-28 1985-02-27 Saggers M J Skull helmet
DE3678212D1 (en) 1985-05-27 1991-04-25 Sumitomo Rubber Ind DEFORMABLE HOOD COOLING HOOD.
US4844072A (en) * 1985-12-27 1989-07-04 Seabrook Medical Systems, Inc. Liquid-circulating thermal therapy system
US4920963A (en) 1986-02-28 1990-05-01 Brader Eric W Apparatus for preventing brain damage during cardiac arrest, CPR or severe shock
US4891501A (en) 1986-09-19 1990-01-02 Barry Lipton Therapeutic treatment pad
US4742827A (en) 1986-09-19 1988-05-10 Barry Lipton Heating pad
US4854319A (en) 1987-11-20 1989-08-08 Chilly Bones, Inc. Cooling apparel
US5342411A (en) 1988-04-16 1994-08-30 Greater Glasgow Health Board Scalp cooling device
US4948870A (en) 1988-05-27 1990-08-14 Shell Oil Company Polymerization process
US5183058A (en) 1988-06-10 1993-02-02 Janese Woodrow W Cephalic expansion apparatus and the method of using to treat head injury
JPH0220522U (en) 1988-07-25 1990-02-09
US4964402A (en) 1988-08-17 1990-10-23 Royce Medical Company Orthopedic device having gel pad with phase change material
US6551347B1 (en) 1988-09-28 2003-04-22 Life Enhancement Technologies, Inc. Cooling/heating system
US5609619A (en) 1990-02-13 1997-03-11 Exergen Corporation Method and apparatus for heating bodies
WO1991011974A1 (en) 1990-02-13 1991-08-22 Exergen Corporation Method and apparatus for regulating body temperature
US5097829A (en) 1990-03-19 1992-03-24 Tony Quisenberry Temperature controlled cooling system
US5228431A (en) 1990-04-26 1993-07-20 Giarretto Ralph R Drug-free method for treatment of the scalp for therapeutic purposes
US5097828A (en) 1990-09-25 1992-03-24 Richard Deutsch Thermoelectric therapy device
US6030412A (en) 1991-05-22 2000-02-29 Life Science Holdings, Inc. Apparatus and method for cooling the brain, brain stem and associated neurologic tissues
US5261399A (en) 1991-05-22 1993-11-16 Klatz Ronald M Brain cooling device and method for performing the same
US6277143B1 (en) 1991-05-22 2001-08-21 Life Science Holdings, Inc. Brain cooling apparatus and method for cooling the brain
US5305470A (en) 1991-06-05 1994-04-26 Mckay William D Sports band
US5184613A (en) 1991-06-17 1993-02-09 International Technidyne Corporation Thermal pack heel warming apparatus for a neonate or infant
US5305471A (en) 1992-02-20 1994-04-26 Steele And Associates, Inc. Insulated cooling vest
US5441476A (en) 1992-05-22 1995-08-15 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Body temperature regulation system
US5964723A (en) 1992-06-19 1999-10-12 Augustine Medical, Inc. Normothermic tissue heating wound covering
WO1994000087A1 (en) 1992-06-22 1994-01-06 Ergomed, Inc. Versatile therapeutic cold pack
WO1994000086A1 (en) 1992-06-26 1994-01-06 Horn Stuart B Temperature controlled body pads
US5274865A (en) 1992-11-25 1994-01-04 Sanwa Life Cela Kabushiki Kaisha Cooling device
US5469579A (en) 1993-01-27 1995-11-28 Tremblay; Ronaldo Head cooling device
US5314456A (en) 1993-03-19 1994-05-24 Cohen Gary M Therapeutic pad for relief of headache-related head, temple, neck and back pain
US5356426A (en) 1993-04-13 1994-10-18 Struckmeyer Corporation Refillable ice pack
US5327585A (en) 1993-05-05 1994-07-12 Karlan Edward J Cool cap
US5344437A (en) 1993-05-10 1994-09-06 Sub I.P., Inc. Massaging therapeutic pillow with removable ice pack
IT230352Y1 (en) 1993-07-15 1999-06-02 Roberto Ragonesi LOCALIZED COOLING DEVICE OF PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY
US5871526A (en) 1993-10-13 1999-02-16 Gibbs; Roselle Portable temperature control system
US6230501B1 (en) 1994-04-14 2001-05-15 Promxd Technology, Inc. Ergonomic systems and methods providing intelligent adaptive surfaces and temperature control
US5658324A (en) 1994-04-14 1997-08-19 Promdx Technology Inc. System and method for the reduction of secondary trauma
US5603728A (en) 1994-06-20 1997-02-18 Pachys; Freddy Scalp cooling/heating apparatus
GB9417691D0 (en) 1994-08-31 1994-10-19 Fronda Carl F Headwear for use in applying a cold to a person's scalp
US5628769A (en) 1994-09-30 1997-05-13 Saringer Research, Inc. Method and devices for producing somatosensory stimulation using temperature
US5895418A (en) 1994-09-30 1999-04-20 Saringer Research Inc. Device for producing cold therapy
US5848981A (en) 1994-11-01 1998-12-15 Herbranson; Larry W. Method and apparatus for headache relief
US5531777A (en) 1995-01-30 1996-07-02 Goldstein; Karen L. Heat and cold packs containing garnet crystals
GB2299655A (en) 1995-04-04 1996-10-09 Stephen Allan Richards Personal temperature control device
US5545199A (en) 1995-07-03 1996-08-13 Hudson; Gary C. Hot and cold therapeutic pillow
US6156057A (en) 1995-08-12 2000-12-05 Fox; James Allan Method for inducing hypothermia
US5755756A (en) 1995-09-15 1998-05-26 Freedman, Jr.; Robert J. Hypothermia-inducing resuscitation unit
US5867999A (en) 1995-12-04 1999-02-09 Bratton; Bert Evaporative cooling band device
EP0880326B1 (en) 1996-01-31 2000-03-22 Michael Stein Headgear
US5957964A (en) 1996-02-29 1999-09-28 Ceravolo; Frank J. Multichambered ice cap
US6083254A (en) 1996-03-22 2000-07-04 Evans; Randy Allan Reusable hot/cold therapeutic compress appliance
AU2020097A (en) 1996-04-01 1997-10-22 Saringer Research Inc. Cold therapy device
US5948012A (en) 1996-05-09 1999-09-07 Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc. Cold therapy device
US5837002A (en) 1996-08-30 1998-11-17 International Business Machines Corporation Support apparatus with localized cooling of high-contact-pressure body surface areas
US6010528A (en) 1996-08-30 2000-01-04 Augustine Medical, Inc. Support apparatus which cradles a body portion for application of localized cooling to high contact-pressure body surface areas
SE9603824L (en) 1996-10-17 1998-03-02 Yvonne Olofsson Device for controlled scalp tempering
BE1010730A7 (en) 1996-11-04 1998-12-01 Pira Luc Louis Marie Francis Cryoprobe based on peltier module.
US5916242A (en) 1996-11-04 1999-06-29 Schwartz; George R. Apparatus for rapid cooling of the brain and method of performing same
JP2876399B2 (en) 1996-12-27 1999-03-31 勧持 吉田 Head and neck cooling device
US6224899B1 (en) 1997-03-18 2001-05-01 Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Adhesive cooling composition and process for its preparation
US5950234A (en) 1997-03-31 1999-09-14 Leong; Randy Cooling pack head covering
US6126680A (en) 1997-04-03 2000-10-03 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research Selective convective brain cooling apparatus and method
JPH111428A (en) 1997-06-10 1999-01-06 Ooshin Seiyaku Kk Warmth-giving cataplasm sheet
JPH1142282A (en) 1997-07-28 1999-02-16 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Forehead temperature controlling apparatus and vigilance keeping apparatus and hypnosis accelerating apparatus
US6736837B2 (en) 1997-08-12 2004-05-18 James A. Fox Method for inducing hypothermia for treating neurological disorders
DE69824857T2 (en) 1997-08-13 2005-09-15 Life Science Holdings, Inc., Chicago DEVICE FOR COOLING THE BRAIN
US5860292A (en) 1997-08-26 1999-01-19 Augustine Medical, Inc. Inflatable thermal blanket for convectively cooling a body
US5897582A (en) 1997-11-13 1999-04-27 Agnatovech; Stephen Migraine relief pressure cap
DE69921449T2 (en) 1998-01-12 2005-11-24 Ronald P. Lesser METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF HORN DRESSES BY MEANS OF CONTROLLED HEAT SUPPLY
US6231595B1 (en) 1998-03-31 2001-05-15 Innercool Therapies, Inc. Circulating fluid hypothermia method and apparatus
US6051019A (en) 1998-01-23 2000-04-18 Del Mar Medical Technologies, Inc. Selective organ hypothermia method and apparatus
US6599312B2 (en) 1998-03-24 2003-07-29 Innercool Therapies, Inc. Isolated selective organ cooling apparatus
US6113626A (en) 1998-04-23 2000-09-05 The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System Heat transfer blanket for controlling a patient's temperature
US6375673B1 (en) 1998-04-23 2002-04-23 The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System Heat transfer blanket for and method of controlling a patient's temperature
US6312453B1 (en) 1998-07-16 2001-11-06 Olympic Medical Corp. Device for cooling infant's brain
CA2338970A1 (en) * 1998-07-30 2000-02-10 Seft Development Laboratory Co., Ltd. Cooling pillow, cooling clothes and cooling helmet
JP4010662B2 (en) 1998-08-11 2007-11-21 花王株式会社 Heating tool and manufacturing method thereof
CA2339960A1 (en) 1998-08-14 2000-02-24 Life Science Holdings, Inc. Apparatus and method for cooling the brain, brain stem and associated neurologic tissues
US6673098B1 (en) 1998-08-24 2004-01-06 Radiant Medical, Inc. Disposable cassette for intravascular heat exchange catheter
US7785359B2 (en) 1998-12-18 2010-08-31 Traumatec, Inc. Therapeutic cooling devices
US6183501B1 (en) 1998-12-18 2001-02-06 Jeffrey W. Latham Head and spine cooling device
US6197045B1 (en) 1999-01-04 2001-03-06 Medivance Incorporated Cooling/heating pad and system
CA2356993C (en) 1999-01-04 2009-06-23 Medivance, Inc. Improved cooling/heating pad and system
JP3913920B2 (en) 1999-01-29 2007-05-09 日立建機株式会社 Variable capacity swash plate type hydraulic rotating machine
WO2000045815A1 (en) 1999-02-02 2000-08-10 Avon Products, Inc. Methods for alleviating discomfort of a hot flash and compositions therefor
US6231594B1 (en) 1999-08-11 2001-05-15 Radiant Medical, Inc. Method of controlling body temperature while reducing shivering
US7744640B1 (en) 1999-08-11 2010-06-29 Medical Products, Inc. Thermal treatment garment and method of thermally treating body portions
US6554787B1 (en) 1999-08-30 2003-04-29 Brand N. Griffin Headband for treatment of headaches
US6416532B1 (en) 1999-09-24 2002-07-09 Joel Fallik Brain cooling apparatus and method
DE60003375T2 (en) 1999-10-07 2004-04-22 Kao Corp. Eye pads
US7228171B2 (en) 1999-10-19 2007-06-05 The Johns Hopkins University Signal analysis, heat flow management, and stimulation techniques to treat medical disorders
WO2001039704A1 (en) 1999-11-30 2001-06-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Cooling pad
ES1044983Y (en) 1999-12-28 2000-12-16 Castilla Antonia Villalon THERMOSTIMULATION APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS.
US6295819B1 (en) 2000-01-18 2001-10-02 Midwest Research Institute Thermoelectric heat pump fluid circuit
US6363285B1 (en) 2000-01-21 2002-03-26 Albert C. Wey Therapeutic sleeping aid device
US6840955B2 (en) 2000-01-27 2005-01-11 Robert J. Ein Therapeutic apparatus
AU2001241540A1 (en) 2000-02-17 2001-08-27 Johns Hopkins University Transplant organ external cooling system
US20010039442A1 (en) 2000-05-06 2001-11-08 Sal Gorge Headache relief device
US20040073281A1 (en) 2000-05-30 2004-04-15 Ronald Caselnova Thermal pad and boot designed for applying hot or cold treatment
US20030195439A1 (en) 2000-05-30 2003-10-16 Caselnova Ronald J. Thermal pad and boot designed for applying hot or cold treatment
AU2001276895A1 (en) 2000-07-13 2002-01-30 Medtronic, Inc. Non-invasive carotid cooler brain hypothermia medical device
JP3730096B2 (en) 2000-07-21 2005-12-21 雅俊 三野 Head and neck cooling device
EP1333786B1 (en) 2000-10-26 2005-07-27 Jeffrey Wade Latham Head and spine cooling device
JP4042691B2 (en) 2000-11-27 2008-02-06 セイコーエプソン株式会社 Method for manufacturing organic electroluminescence device
US6719723B2 (en) 2000-12-06 2004-04-13 Innercool Therapies, Inc. Multipurpose catheter assembly
US6529775B2 (en) 2001-01-16 2003-03-04 Alsius Corporation System and method employing indwelling RF catheter for systemic patient warming by application of dielectric heating
US6511502B2 (en) 2001-02-27 2003-01-28 Robert David Fletcher Apparatus for and method of cooling a brain
US20040171970A1 (en) 2001-03-29 2004-09-02 Kurt Schleuniger Hand-held device for pain relief
CA2382928A1 (en) 2001-04-23 2002-10-23 Stephen Cheung Thermal control suit
US6461379B1 (en) 2001-04-30 2002-10-08 Medivance, Incorporated Localized bodily cooling/heating apparatus and method
US6740110B2 (en) 2001-05-22 2004-05-25 David A. Babcock Method and devices of inflammation control, and therapy
US6629990B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2003-10-07 Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corp. Heat-removal method and apparatus for treatment of movement disorder episodes
US20030149461A1 (en) 2001-09-06 2003-08-07 Johnson Tracy J. Re-usable re-freezable cooler and re-usable re-freezable/re-heatable therapy/hot/cold wraps
US6929656B1 (en) 2001-09-14 2005-08-16 Medcool, Inc. Method and device for reducing secondary brain injury
US6682552B2 (en) 2001-09-17 2004-01-27 Vivian R. Ramsden Brain cooling device and monitoring system
US6610084B1 (en) 2001-09-18 2003-08-26 Cleanair Systems Inc. Shapeable pack for cold therapy
US6699267B2 (en) 2001-10-11 2004-03-02 Medivance Incorporated Patient temperature control system with fluid temperature response
US7303578B2 (en) 2001-11-01 2007-12-04 Photothera, Inc. Device and method for providing phototherapy to the brain
JP4104322B2 (en) 2001-11-30 2008-06-18 株式会社タニタ Sleep environment control device
US6755852B2 (en) 2001-12-08 2004-06-29 Charles A. Lachenbruch Cooling body wrap with phase change material
JP4054204B2 (en) 2002-03-08 2008-02-27 ダイヤ製薬株式会社 Portable pad material
US7156867B2 (en) 2001-12-31 2007-01-02 Medcool, Inc. Uniform selective cerebral hypothermia
US6669715B2 (en) 2002-02-27 2003-12-30 Medivance Incorporated Medical thermal energy exchange pad
US6692518B2 (en) 2002-02-27 2004-02-17 Medivance Incorporated Patient temperature control system
US6523354B1 (en) 2002-03-08 2003-02-25 Deborah Ann Tolbert Cooling blanket
ES2621521T3 (en) 2002-03-15 2017-07-04 The General Hospital Corporation Method for selective breakage of fatty tissue by controlled cooling
US7008445B2 (en) 2002-04-29 2006-03-07 Medcool, Inc. Method and device for rapidly inducing hypothermia
US7052509B2 (en) 2002-04-29 2006-05-30 Medcool, Inc. Method and device for rapidly inducing and then maintaining hypothermia
US20040049134A1 (en) 2002-07-02 2004-03-11 Tosaya Carol A. System and methods for treatment of alzheimer's and other deposition-related disorders of the brain
US20040010178A1 (en) 2002-07-09 2004-01-15 Buckner Lynn A. Magnetic head wear, hat, sweat band or eye glasses with thermo electric cooler or heater
US20040024438A1 (en) 2002-07-12 2004-02-05 Von Hoffmann Kristen Lane Therapeutic pack
US6845520B2 (en) * 2002-09-05 2005-01-25 Kim Jae-Wook Cap
AU2003270600B2 (en) 2002-09-12 2008-08-14 Radiant Medical, Inc. System and method for determining and controlling core body temperature
US20040059400A1 (en) 2002-09-25 2004-03-25 Ray-Ming Lin Electric fever relief device
US7087075B2 (en) 2002-09-30 2006-08-08 Medtronic Emergency Response Systems, Inc. Feedback system for rapid induction of mild hypothermia
US7179279B2 (en) 2002-09-30 2007-02-20 Medtronic Physio Control Corp. Rapid induction of mild hypothermia
US8226698B2 (en) 2002-10-08 2012-07-24 Vitalwear, Inc. Therapeutic cranial wrap for a contrast therapy system
EP1558128B1 (en) 2002-10-15 2014-04-30 Medtronic, Inc. Signal quality monitoring and control for a medical device system
JP4308561B2 (en) 2002-10-15 2009-08-05 大阪瓦斯株式会社 Coolant
US6915641B2 (en) 2003-01-14 2005-07-12 Mark R. Harvie Personal cooling and heating system
US7152412B2 (en) 2003-01-14 2006-12-26 Harvie Mark R Personal back rest and seat cooling and heating system
US6854128B1 (en) 2003-02-26 2005-02-15 William Faulk Facial skin protective assembly
US6881219B1 (en) 2003-03-21 2005-04-19 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Method of extending the therapeutic duration of a thermal therapy product
US6869441B2 (en) 2003-03-21 2005-03-22 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Thermal therapy sleeve
DE10314138A1 (en) 2003-03-25 2004-10-07 Krüger & Gothe GmbH Heating / cooling device
JP2004290990A (en) 2003-03-26 2004-10-21 Jfe Steel Kk Method and apparatus for producing hot-rolled steel sheet
US6770085B1 (en) 2003-04-11 2004-08-03 Ryan R Munson Heat absorbing pad
WO2004105587A2 (en) 2003-05-28 2004-12-09 Medcool, Inc. Methods and apparatus for thermally activating a console of a thermal delivery system
US20040249427A1 (en) 2003-06-06 2004-12-09 Yunes Nabilsi Medical cooler device
CA2432860A1 (en) 2003-06-16 2004-12-16 Dupont Canada Inc. Distributed electronic personal heat management system
ATE503452T1 (en) 2003-07-18 2011-04-15 Thermotek Inc THERMAL SYSTEM FOR A CEILING
US8128672B2 (en) 2006-05-09 2012-03-06 Thermotek, Inc. Wound care method and system with one or both of vacuum-light therapy and thermally augmented oxygenation
US8100956B2 (en) 2006-05-09 2012-01-24 Thermotek, Inc. Method of and system for thermally augmented wound care oxygenation
WO2005016177A2 (en) 2003-08-04 2005-02-24 Medcool, Inc. Method and apparatus for reducing body temperature of a subject
WO2005023200A2 (en) 2003-09-09 2005-03-17 Seacost Technologies, Inc. System and method for cooling internal tissue
US7044960B2 (en) 2003-09-17 2006-05-16 Medivance Incorporated Method and apparatus for providing non-invasive ultrasound heating of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus
US7077858B2 (en) 2003-09-22 2006-07-18 Coolhead Technologies, Inc. Flexible heat exchangers for medical cooling and warming applications
US7134435B2 (en) 2003-10-22 2006-11-14 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research Sleeping apparatus and related methods
US20050131504A1 (en) 2003-12-10 2005-06-16 Myeong-Ha Kim Beauty mask
DK1691811T3 (en) 2003-12-11 2014-10-20 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc COMBINATION OF A SEDATIVE AND NEUROTRANSMITTER MODULATOR AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY AND TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
US7179280B2 (en) 2004-02-09 2007-02-20 Matthew Mills Thermal device
US7182777B2 (en) 2004-02-09 2007-02-27 Mills Matthew A Thermal device and method
US20080015665A1 (en) 2004-02-10 2008-01-17 Lachenbruch Charles A Heat wick for skin cooling
EP1727503A1 (en) 2004-02-23 2006-12-06 Aqueduct Medical, Inc. Temperature-controllable device
US10227063B2 (en) 2004-02-26 2019-03-12 Geelux Holdings, Ltd. Method and apparatus for biological evaluation
US8725244B2 (en) 2004-03-16 2014-05-13 Medtronic, Inc. Determination of sleep quality for neurological disorders
JP4407335B2 (en) 2004-03-24 2010-02-03 ダイキン工業株式会社 Air conditioning system
US20060235498A1 (en) 2004-05-10 2006-10-19 Mollendorf Joseph C Body thermal regulation/measurement system
WO2005120428A1 (en) 2004-06-11 2005-12-22 Hydroco (Australia) Pty Ltd Hydrotherapy treatment apparatus
US7637931B2 (en) 2004-07-02 2009-12-29 Kci Licensing, Inc. Portable therapeutic cooling system
US7845352B2 (en) * 2004-07-20 2010-12-07 Carefusion 205, Inc. Flexible CPAP mask
WO2006015299A2 (en) 2004-07-30 2006-02-09 Microchips, Inc. Multi-reservoir device for transdermal drug delivery and sensing
US8252321B2 (en) 2004-09-13 2012-08-28 Chrono Therapeutics, Inc. Biosynchronous transdermal drug delivery for longevity, anti-aging, fatigue management, obesity, weight loss, weight management, delivery of nutraceuticals, and the treatment of hyperglycemia, alzheimer's disease, sleep disorders, parkinson's disease, aids, epilepsy, attention deficit disorder, nicotine addiction, cancer, headache and pain control, asthma, angina, hypertension, depression, cold, flu and the like
JP4483511B2 (en) 2004-10-04 2010-06-16 ダイキン工業株式会社 Body temperature regulation system
ATE501684T1 (en) 2004-11-23 2011-04-15 Edward Wong MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF THE EYE AND SURROUNDING TISSUE
WO2006063080A1 (en) 2004-12-09 2006-06-15 Smart Medical Technologies, Llc Systems and methods for temperature adjustment using bodily fluids as a thermic medium
US7341562B2 (en) 2004-12-15 2008-03-11 Neuropace, Inc. Modulation and analysis of cerebral perfusion in epilepsy and other neurological disorders
US20060149119A1 (en) 2005-01-03 2006-07-06 Wei-Cheng Wang Method for moderation of sleep disorder
US8095209B2 (en) 2005-01-06 2012-01-10 Braingate Co., Llc Biological interface system with gated control signal
US7991461B2 (en) 2005-01-06 2011-08-02 Braingate Co., Llc Patient training routine for biological interface system
GB2422109B (en) 2005-01-13 2007-02-21 Richard Mills Apparatus for providing a heating and cooling effect
US20060161230A1 (en) 2005-01-18 2006-07-20 Common Heritage Corporation Method of applying thermodynamic therapy for the rejuvenation of a subject
US20060198874A1 (en) 2005-03-01 2006-09-07 Patsye Stanley Warming and cooling devices made of hypoallergenic organic materials
US20080269852A1 (en) 2005-04-07 2008-10-30 Medcool, Inc Methods and Apparatus for Thermal Regulation of a Body
US20060235495A1 (en) 2005-04-18 2006-10-19 Cheng-Ta Tsai Long-acting flexible thermal compress
BRPI0607531A2 (en) 2005-04-20 2009-09-15 Hutchinson Fred Cancer Res methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for enhancing the survivability of cells, tissues, organs and organisms
EP1878435A1 (en) 2005-04-26 2008-01-16 Nature Technology, Inc. Composition for inducing sleep containing vegetable essential oil component as the active component, transdermal absorption type sleep inducing agent containing the composition and method of producing the same
US20060293732A1 (en) 2005-06-27 2006-12-28 Collins Kenneth A Thermoelectric cooler (TEC) heat exchanger for intravascular heat exchange catheter
CA2613890C (en) 2005-07-05 2013-06-25 Kci Licensing, Inc. Portable therapeutic cooling system
US20070055330A1 (en) 2005-09-08 2007-03-08 Rutherford Brock T Superficial heat modality for therapeutic use
US7909861B2 (en) 2005-10-14 2011-03-22 Thermotek, Inc. Critical care thermal therapy method and system
JP2007175476A (en) 2005-11-29 2007-07-12 Seishi Takagi Temperature-adjustable mat
US20070150033A1 (en) 2005-12-22 2007-06-28 Cherlin Johnson Cooling blanket
US20080033518A1 (en) 2006-02-02 2008-02-07 Tylerton International Inc. Thermoregulating units
US20090312676A1 (en) 2006-02-02 2009-12-17 Tylerton International Inc. Metabolic Sink
US7854754B2 (en) 2006-02-22 2010-12-21 Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. Cooling device for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells
US20070207220A1 (en) 2006-03-01 2007-09-06 Kathryn Luedtke Method for improving sleep behaviors
US20170252534A1 (en) 2006-04-20 2017-09-07 Eric Allan NOFZINGER Forehead cooling method and device to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system for the treatment of insomnia
US9211212B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2015-12-15 Cerêve, Inc. Apparatus and method for modulating sleep
US20180200476A1 (en) 2006-04-20 2018-07-19 Robert E. Tucker Non-invasive brain temperature regulating devices for enhancing sleep
US11684510B2 (en) 2006-04-20 2023-06-27 University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education Noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US9492313B2 (en) * 2006-04-20 2016-11-15 University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US20080103568A1 (en) 2006-06-01 2008-05-01 Dow Rebecca A Thermal wrap arrangement for applying heat/cold to the mandibular region of the head
US20070282406A1 (en) 2006-06-01 2007-12-06 Dow Rebecca A Thermal wrap arrangement for applying heat/cold to the mandibular region of the head
US20080046047A1 (en) 2006-08-21 2008-02-21 Daniel Jacobs Hot and cold therapy device
US20080097561A1 (en) 2006-10-18 2008-04-24 Medcool, Inc. Dual cycle thermal system and method of use
US8529613B2 (en) 2006-10-18 2013-09-10 Medcool, Inc. Adjustable thermal cap
US7875066B2 (en) 2006-12-11 2011-01-25 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Thermal grill for heating articles
RU2312618C1 (en) 2006-12-12 2007-12-20 Александр Игоревич Свадовский Method for treating cerebral ischemia
WO2008129357A2 (en) 2006-12-26 2008-10-30 Thermaquatic, Inc. Heating and cooling pad, control unit therefor, system and method
WO2009020862A2 (en) 2007-08-03 2009-02-12 Scion Neurostim Llc Vestibular stimulation apparatus and associated methods of use
US8267984B2 (en) 2007-08-03 2012-09-18 Scion Neurostim, Llc. Neurophysiological activation by vestibular or cranial nerve stimulation
US8316649B2 (en) 2007-01-12 2012-11-27 Superior Quilting Ltd. Thermal controlled pillow
US7930772B2 (en) 2007-02-05 2011-04-26 Pedro Javier Fontanez Blind head cooling helmet
CN101631520B (en) 2007-02-15 2011-07-06 迪格尼塔纳公司 Head cooler
EP2129352B1 (en) 2007-03-13 2016-03-09 The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Treatment of inflammation by non-invasive stimulation
US9283109B2 (en) 2007-03-16 2016-03-15 Innovative Medical Equipment, Llc Fluid manipulating device and tissue interacting device for a thermal therapy system
US8021360B2 (en) 2007-04-03 2011-09-20 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp System and method for providing even heat distribution and cooling return pads
US7914563B2 (en) 2007-05-14 2011-03-29 Breg, Inc. Heat transfer pad having occlusion-resistant ports
WO2008142650A1 (en) 2007-05-21 2008-11-27 University Of Cape Town A cooling system for inducing neuro-protective hypothermia in a newborn infant
US20080300529A1 (en) 2007-06-04 2008-12-04 Farr Laboratories, Llc Skin Care Method and Kit Using Peltier Thermoelectric Device
US8257268B2 (en) 2007-07-17 2012-09-04 Macleod Ainslie Devices and systems for the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
US20090049694A1 (en) 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Gary Jay Morris Electric shaver apparatus with actively cooled surface
US7877827B2 (en) 2007-09-10 2011-02-01 Amerigon Incorporated Operational control schemes for ventilated seat or bed assemblies
US8170659B2 (en) 2007-12-05 2012-05-01 The Invention Science Fund I, Llc Method for thermal modulation of neural activity
US7832802B2 (en) * 2008-03-20 2010-11-16 Jill Annette Ehlers Travel head support
ITBS20080068A1 (en) 2008-04-04 2009-10-05 Astaga Communication Di Mauro Lazzari & C Sas DEVICE AND METHOD TO SUPPORT BODY THERMOREGULATION
US8262601B2 (en) 2008-06-02 2012-09-11 Michelle Cumming Helmet trauma bandage and method
US20090306748A1 (en) 2008-06-04 2009-12-10 The Research Foundation Of State University Of New York Body thermal regulation/measurement system
GB0810386D0 (en) 2008-06-06 2008-07-09 Palmer Klayton F Thermal transfer device for human and animal body
US8784293B2 (en) * 2008-10-07 2014-07-22 Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. Systems and methods for optimization of sleep and post-sleep performance
US8628462B2 (en) * 2008-10-07 2014-01-14 Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. Systems and methods for optimization of sleep and post-sleep performance
US20150238725A1 (en) 2008-10-20 2015-08-27 Cereve, Inc. Non-invasive brain temperature regulating devices for enhancing sleep
US8052624B2 (en) 2008-10-29 2011-11-08 Stryker Corporation Negative pressure, thermal energy transfer device that also provides positive pressure to the patient
US20100122398A1 (en) 2008-11-14 2010-05-20 Noelle Elizabeth Luciano Sleep Mask
ES2345025B1 (en) 2008-11-24 2011-07-04 Arb Systems Proyectos Electronicos Sl DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF AESTHETIC, PHYSOTHERAPY AND BALNEOTHERAPY TREATMENTS.
US20100198281A1 (en) 2009-01-30 2010-08-05 C.Y. Joseph Chang, MD, PA Methods for treating disorders of perceptual integration by brain modulation
US8355769B2 (en) 2009-03-17 2013-01-15 Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. System for the assessment of sleep quality in adults and children
US20100241200A1 (en) 2009-03-23 2010-09-23 Bruder Mark H Heating pad cover
US20100312317A1 (en) 2009-06-06 2010-12-09 Carol Baltazar Hot/cold temperature treatment apparatus
WO2012083126A1 (en) 2010-12-16 2012-06-21 Scion Neurostim, Llc Systems, devices and methods for bilateral caloric vestibular stimulation
TW201117787A (en) 2009-11-24 2011-06-01 Univ China Medical Tissue cooling device
EP2528559A1 (en) 2010-01-27 2012-12-05 Bruder Healthcare Company Heating element with thermal fuse
DE102010010055A1 (en) 2010-03-03 2011-09-08 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus and method for reducing the heart rate of a patient and apparatus comprising the apparatus
US20130103125A1 (en) 2010-05-11 2013-04-25 Otto Bock Healthcare Gmbh Device for temperature reduction
US20120150268A1 (en) 2010-06-11 2012-06-14 Brian Doherty Treatment System for Articulated Joints
WO2011161571A1 (en) 2010-06-22 2011-12-29 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Device for monitoring an object, and method and system for monitoring and cooling an object
CN103025280B (en) 2010-07-23 2016-03-02 阿瓦肯公司 The method and apparatus of being used for the treatment of property heat application
WO2012028730A1 (en) 2010-09-02 2012-03-08 Thermather Sarl Device for thermal treatment of the scalp
JP2012143533A (en) 2010-12-24 2012-08-02 Eikan Shoji Kk Body temperature regulation pack and pack holder for attaching the body temperature regulation pack
US20120310312A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-12-06 Thomas Chih-Han Yee Precision-Controlled Cooling System for Inducing Diving Reflex and Achieving Safe Hypothermic Central Nervous System Protection
US20130007945A1 (en) 2011-07-08 2013-01-10 Kevin Krondahl Heated Face Mask
US20130202668A1 (en) 2011-08-04 2013-08-08 Deborah Bolner Prost Personal Towelette with Cooling Composition for Relief of Heat Symptoms
US10172739B2 (en) 2012-07-12 2019-01-08 Behrouz Benyaminpour Portable therapeutic system using hot or cold temperature
WO2014107509A1 (en) 2013-01-02 2014-07-10 Cerêve, Inc. Systems for enhancing sleep
CN105814419A (en) 2013-10-11 2016-07-27 马尔西奥·马克·阿布雷乌 Method and apparatus for biological evaluation
US20160242955A1 (en) 2013-11-14 2016-08-25 Icetron Technologies Ltd. Body Temperature Control System
WO2015148411A1 (en) 2014-03-23 2015-10-01 Cornell University Temperature-regulating garment
EP3177201B1 (en) 2014-08-10 2023-08-02 Autonomix Medical, Inc. Methods and systems for assessing neural activity in an eye
WO2016123241A1 (en) 2015-01-27 2016-08-04 Cerêve, Inc. Method and apparatuses for modulating sleep by chemical activation of temperature receptors
US10245176B2 (en) 2015-04-27 2019-04-02 David Smith Triggering the autonomic nervous system
AU2017268282A1 (en) 2016-05-17 2018-11-15 Ebb Therapeutics, Inc. Tetherless wearable thermal devices and methods of using them for treatment of sleeping and neurological disorders
EP3634282A4 (en) 2017-06-06 2021-02-24 EBB Therapeutics, Inc. Methods and apparatuses for the thermal treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5720773A (en) * 1995-01-09 1998-02-24 Lopez-Claros; Marcelo Enrique Method for treating biopsychiatric disorders
US20030176902A1 (en) * 1997-06-09 2003-09-18 Auckland Uniservices Limited System method for reducing brain injury particularly in newborn infants
US20070250138A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2007-10-25 Nofzinger Eric A Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders
US20110125238A1 (en) * 2006-04-20 2011-05-26 Nofzinger Eric A Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US9089400B2 (en) 2015-07-28
EP2670366A2 (en) 2013-12-11
US9669185B2 (en) 2017-06-06
US20150290420A1 (en) 2015-10-15
US20190275287A1 (en) 2019-09-12
US8425583B2 (en) 2013-04-23
WO2012106444A2 (en) 2012-08-09
EP2670366B1 (en) 2024-03-20
EP2670366A4 (en) 2017-05-03
US10610661B2 (en) 2020-04-07
US20130238063A1 (en) 2013-09-12
US20110125238A1 (en) 2011-05-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2012106444A3 (en) Methods, devices and systems for treating insomnia by inducing frontal cerebral hypothermia
ZA200709045B (en) Treatment device and method for treating skin lesions through application of heat
GB2476751A (en) Method and apparatus for measuring and treating shivering during therapeutic temperature control
TW200740804A (en) Glucokinase activators
ZA200802872B (en) Combination therapy comprising substituted oxazolidinones for the prevention and treatment of cerebral circulatory disorders
WO2007128761A3 (en) Uses of dpp-iv inhibitors
WO2007117381A3 (en) 2 -aminopyridine analogs as glucokinase activators
EP1867778A4 (en) Fiber treatment agent, fiber treated with such fiber treatment agent, fiber fabric, laminate and method for treating fiber
WO2008033440A3 (en) Treatment of hyperproliferative diseases with anthraquinones
EP2095820A4 (en) Fermented milk for improving and/or treating skin and method for producing the same
IL202424A (en) Telomerase activating compounds for use in treating diseases, disorders and conditions related thereto
WO2008096203A3 (en) Food extracts containing n-methylnicotinamide for treatment of lipoprotein abnormalities and skin diseases and disorders
WO2008029169A3 (en) Method of treating respiratory disorders
WO2010097788A3 (en) Visfatin therapeutic agents for the treatment of acne and other conditions
EP2263705A4 (en) Therapeutic agent for nerve injury and method for treating nerve injury
GB2465814B (en) Method,composition and device for the treatment of enzymes and saccharides disorders
HK1152649A1 (en) Method for the identification of patients in need of therapy having minor cognitive disorders and the treatment of such patients
GB2460976B (en) Methods of determining compounds useful in the treatment of bipolar disorder and methods of treating such disorders
WO2010127096A3 (en) Novel therapeutic treatments using centhaquin
WO2011140198A3 (en) Compounds and methods of treating brain disorders
ZA200902909B (en) Method of treating asthma, allergic rhinitis, and skin disorders
WO2006096458A3 (en) Treatment of hyperproliferative diseases with anthraquinones
WO2007112173A3 (en) Method for promoting composite tissue regeneration and uses thereof
GB2479294B (en) Method, composition and device for the treatment of enzymes and saccharides disorders
PL375944A1 (en) Method for the heat treatment, and treatment of foodstuffs in particular and installation to use this method

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 12742020

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2012742020

Country of ref document: EP